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Game Overview

Okay, so Aero the Acro-Bat is this weirdly charming Sega Genesis platformer where you play as a circus bat—yes, a literal red bat in a leotard—who flips and glides through levels to stop some villain named Edgar Ektor from wrecking the show. The controls take a second to get used to since Aero’s got this floaty jump and a weird mid-air spin move, but once it clicks, bouncing off trampolines and dive-bombing enemies feels pretty satisfying.

It’s got that classic early ‘90s vibe with bright colors, weird enemy designs (clowns, of course), and music that’s either catchy or grating depending on your tolerance for circus tunes. Some of the later levels get kinda brutal with the platforming, but hey, that’s the era for you. Definitely one of those "wait, why was this a thing?" games that’s still weirdly fun to mess around with.